{
  "schema": "varexis-public-evidence-record/0.3",
  "generated_at_utc": "2026-10-06T23:36:13Z",
  "record_id": "VXI-EXT-OPENSSF-SCORECARD-01-v1",
  "record_kind": "external_reference",
  "title": "OpenSSF Scorecard: Project practice evidence",
  "system": "OpenSSF Scorecard",
  "evidence_family": "software_supply_chain",
  "index_status": "PUBLIC_SAFE_SOURCE_REVIEW",
  "evidence_state": "PRIMARY_DOCUMENTATION_REVIEW_ONLY",
  "canonical_question": "Does an OpenSSF Scorecard result guarantee that a dependency is safe?",
  "near_questions": [
    "What does an OpenSSF Scorecard result measure?",
    "Can a high project score approve a dependency automatically?",
    "Which revision was assessed by Scorecard?",
    "Does project hygiene prove artifact safety?",
    "What if a relevant Scorecard check was not run?",
    "How should a receipt preserve check-level context?",
    "Does an aggregate score hide individual check results?",
    "Can an old Scorecard result describe a new release?",
    "What additional evidence is needed before using a dependency?",
    "Does Scorecard replace testing the intended workload?",
    "Can an agent treat project scores as certification?",
    "How does a practice assessment differ from vulnerability evidence?"
  ],
  "supported_claims": [
    {
      "claim": "OpenSSF Scorecard uses automated checks to assess project security practices. A result is evidence about those checks, not a guarantee that an artifact is safe or suitable for a buyer.",
      "reliance": "DOCUMENTED_CAPABILITY_ONLY"
    }
  ],
  "not_demonstrated_claims": [
    "absence of vulnerabilities",
    "safe dependency certification",
    "all security properties tested"
  ],
  "public_summary": "OpenSSF Scorecard uses automated checks to assess project security practices. A result is evidence about those checks, not a guarantee that an artifact is safe or suitable for a buyer.",
  "related_record_ids": [],
  "source_review": {
    "source_type": "official_external_documentation",
    "source_title": "OpenSSF Scorecard",
    "source_url": "https://securityscorecards.dev/",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-07",
    "candidate_record_id": "VXI-EXT-OPENSSF-SCORECARD-01-v1",
    "candidate_record_sha256": "4f63645b7421d03f8e2b0757f7a161d38a1097671aa674a495b53240c9831824",
    "method": "Primary documentation reviewed for the published bounded statement.",
    "deployment_tested_by_varexis": false,
    "revalidation": "Recheck the primary source, version and deployment context before paid delivery."
  },
  "answer_policy": {
    "classification": "DOCUMENTED_WITH_DEPLOYMENT_BOUNDARY",
    "bounded_answer": "OpenSSF Scorecard uses automated checks to assess project security practices. A result is evidence about those checks, not a guarantee that an artifact is safe or suitable for a buyer.",
    "required_buyer_context": "The repository revision, check configuration, assessment date and artifact being considered.",
    "missing_evidence": "A broader claim needs evidence matching the intended use. Payment does not upgrade the evidence state."
  },
  "private_boundary": "Raw logs, thresholds, private paths, source code, protected mechanisms and reconstruction-level details are excluded from public and paid delivery.",
  "paid_access_note": "The public answer and boundaries are free. Pay first, then email a concrete question for asynchronous manual review, receipt or scoped export. No fixed turnaround or automatic API access is promised.",
  "service_route": {
    "request_guide": "/varexis-index/request.html",
    "request_workflow": "/varexis-index/request-workflow.json",
    "service_id": "evidence_receipt",
    "service_routes_url": "/varexis-index/service-routes.json",
    "payment_required": true,
    "accepting_paid_requests": true,
    "operational_status": "PAID_ASYNC_MANUAL_FULFILMENT",
    "checkout_url": "https://buy.stripe.com/28EaEXaPe7bBdGLgXSdwc05"
  },
  "authority_boundary": "VAREXIS-INDEX informs evidence reliance. It does not provide advice, certification, deployment authority, security assurance, production approval, or guarantee.",
  "human_page": "/varexis-index/catalog.html#scorecard-project-practice-boundary",
  "machine_readable_record": "/varexis-index/records/scorecard-project-practice-boundary.json"
}